1
as in to break
to fail to keep
you've violated the company's rule against smoking within 30 feet of the building
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as in to desecrate
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
the invaders violated the temple by using it to stable their horses
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Recent Examples of violate
But Michael reportedly violated a legal agreement between representatives for Jackson and then-13-year-old Jordan Chandler, who accused Jackson of molestation in 1993 and later received a $20 million settlement.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
My office will continue to prosecute those who violate our voting laws to ensure Michigan voters have confidence in the integrity of our elections.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In ordering the government to release Bermeo Sicha from an ICE center in southeast Texas, Neumann found that Bermeo Sicha’s detention by Border Patrol and ICE violated his constitutional rights.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleged that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by not labeling some YouTube videos as being made for children.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
My office will continue to prosecute those who violate our voting laws to ensure Michigan voters have confidence in the integrity of our elections.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In ordering the government to release Bermeo Sicha from an ICE center in southeast Texas, Neumann found that Bermeo Sicha’s detention by Border Patrol and ICE violated his constitutional rights.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The complaint alleged that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by not labeling some YouTube videos as being made for children.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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The final construction plan was approved by the state, county, and the city of South Miami in July 2025 and the church broke ground on August 4.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Punishment for burning the national flag varies, with some requiring those who desecrate a flag to pay a fine, such as Italy, while others, like South Korea, enforce multiple years of jail-time.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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When Melanson failed to comply with Lino’s instructions, Lino allegedly beat the older man with a baseball bat and then desecrated his corpse.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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One unbearable sequence has Chiang coming back angry in the middle of the day and suddenly raping Chuan in their bedroom.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mace has said previously on the House floor that she has been drugged and raped.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In May 2024, the DOJ found that Boeing had breached the agreement by failing to implement appropriate corporate compliance and safety measures.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Photos show several of the animals breaching the surface near the rocky coastline.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Acosta allowed it, and IMG destroyed them.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Later, Howard calls Matt and agrees to cut the sequence but also threatens to destroy him.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Another man charged with assaulting former Arizona Coyotes hockey player Paul Bissonnette has accepted a plea deal, according to court records.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That rich and powerful people are going to be held to account for assaulting underaged girls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Villa contravened these restrictions last season, time and time again.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Turkey sees it as contravening the Montreux Convention and its own strategic interests.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The seafood area’s ice machine was similarly defiled.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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This is in contrast to most traditional Hindu narratives, in which the husband rejects a wife who has been ‘defiled’ by another man’s attentions.—
Radha Vatsal
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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“Violate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/violate. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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